The French Chef is a television cooking show, It was among the first cooking shows on American television. The show was extremely popular and aired for 205 episodes, and it is credited with convincing the audience to try preparing French cuisine at home. Spanning ten seasons, the show ran from 1963 to 1972.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The French Chef via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is The French Chef available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The French Chef is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
The French Chef brought French cooking to the United States at a period when it was deemed pricey at restaurants and unsuitable for home cooking. The show was recorded live to videotape from beginning to end, allowing little chance for error. The subsequent rare accidents became a well-known feature of Child’s (host) on-air personality, serving as “teachable moments” to urge viewers to relax about the task’s requirements.
A few things turned into recurring themes: Julia’s love of wine, her unique voice, her fervent support of butter and cream (margarine being referred to as “that other spread”), her go-to phrase, “impeccably clean towel” and her parting statement after each show, “This is Julia Child, Bon appétit!”
The show was created and hosted by Julia Child, she also contributed to its writing. Russell Morash and David Atwood directed the show. Ruth Lockwood was the producer. The theme music was composed by John Morris.
Watch The French Chef streaming via Amazon Prime Video
The French Chef is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon Prime Video is a video streaming service operated by Amazon. An Amazon Prime subscription includes Prime Video perks. Amazon Prime Video features exclusive content including Amazon Original Shows.
You can watch the show via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:
- Go to Amazon Prime Video
- Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
- Sign up for a Prime Video membership:
- $14.99 per month or $139 per year with an Amazon Prime membership
- $8.99 per month for a standalone Prime Video membership
Amazon Prime is the online retailer’s paid service that provides fast shipping and exclusive sales on products, so the membership that includes both this service and Prime Video is the company’s most popular offering. However, you can also opt to subscribe to Prime Video separately.
The French Chef’s synopsis is as follows:
“The French Chef is a television cooking show created and hosted by Julia Child, and produced and broadcast by WGBH, the public television station in Boston, Massachusetts, from February 11, 1963 to 1973. It was one of the first cooking shows on American television.
The show grew out of some special presentations that Child did based on the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which she had co-authored. The French Chef was produced from 1963 to 1973 by WGBH for National Educational Television. Reruns continued on PBS until 1989, and currently air on Cooking Channel as of 2010.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
